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Build, retain and manage multiple departments in company of 300+ people which included the following:Electrical Engineering, Embedded Software Engineering, DevOps, Controls (algorithm development), Offboard Software Engineering (Data Center / AWS / Cloud) and Cybersecurity.Strategic product and engineering planning including schedules, budget and FTE allocationsOverall system architecture for software/embedded/hardware/Cloud/cybersecurity platforms and infrastructuresChampioned modern DevOps methodology including company wide use of Confluence (Wiki like internal documentation) as well as fully automated deployment pipelines to reduce human error and reduce deployment time. Created a software product management department to define and manage the complexity of large scale software projects.Deployed agile development process for the entire company, created scrum of scrum strategic resource planning for senior leadership teams to manage over various scrums from different teams.Defined Asset Management System architecture to manage and leverage software platforms as a service (PaaS)Developed and defined product certification plans and strategies working with certification partners (EN 50128 SIL 4/ DO-178B DAL A)

Developed custom Linux kernel and open source software for ASUS routers.Designed and developed Top Selling Android Utility applications written in Java for Google Android devices. Applications are:FauxClock (Faux123 Kernel Enhancement Project) - Complete Mobile device control for HTC, Samsung, Motorola, LG, Google DevicesFauxSound - Audio control for Qualcomm specific Audio CODEC hardwareFauxSpeaker - Speaker Amplifier control for TI TPA seriesFauxDisplay (Advanced Color and Gamma Control) - LCD RGB and Gamma control for LG LCD displays(Apps can be found on Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Paul+Reioux)Worked on multiple ARM platforms including Qualcomm MSM SOCs, nVidia Tegra 2/3/K1 SOCs, OMAP 3/4 SOCs and Samsung Exynos SOCs.Released and contributed several open source customized drivers and Linux kernels to various public forums such as XDA developers.The kernel sources are located at my public github repository (https://github.com/faux123?tab=repositories)Contributed code to various Android Linux enhancements under GPL v2 including: LG’s LCD controls, Qualcomm’s Audio CODEC controls, Thermal Management Drivers, Linux kernel CPU hotplug drivers, Power Supply / Battery Charge control drivers and various other controls.

Managed teams of engineers including Embedded, Middleware, QA and App development in a company of 400+ people.Released 2 AR wearable products from inception to production in 4 years with CE and UL certificationsBuilt up software engineering teams across multiple geographical locations (Onshore, Offshore)Participated in the development of product requirement specificationsProvided technical leadership for system/software architecturesCreated and maintained project schedules/budgets for various deliveries and milestones (KPIs)Managed various software teams and contractors across multiple geographical locationsManaged and defined system and software test/validation strategies and industry/safety compliance (CE, UL) for Augmented Reality (AR) wearables.Facilitated cross functional organizations communications (product management / sales) to achieve a common understanding of requirements and goals. Defined and architected new and upcoming AR wearables and accessory technologies.Defined backend architecture (cloud) to support IoT edge devicesDelivered concise reports to senior executives and board on a regular basis

Managed a team of software engineers (small R&D team)Held secret clearance for select government projects.Designed and developed both Web Services using RESTful APIs.Deployed and administered GIT (software configuration management tool) for company-wide software repositories.

Designed and developed software for PIC24 Microcontroller for controlling Gyroscopic sensors.Designed and developed software for prototype 360 degree Panoramic Camera Supervised the development of Computer Vision software system:Touch-screen GUI using C#/.Net and Java Swing.Multi-threaded HD image acquisition software for GigE fiber network interface. Real-time image processing of HD images using nVidia CUDA and video auto-exposure algorithm.Designed and developed software for a Camera Controller for High Shock Environment using PIC18F7J11 embedded Microcontroller:Bootloader for downloading and upgrading firmware over RS232/RS485 serial ports.PID based temperature regulator and Sony Camera control via VISCA protocols.Designed and developed the software for advanced optical motor control system with the following:Board Support Package for off-the-shelf RTOS (GreenHills) running on Freescale MPC885 microprocessor.Real-time application using UDP/IP protocol.PID motor control algorithms using Motorola 58F807 DSPs.

Managed a team of 25+ engineers (Software and Systems Engineers):Held secret clearance for government contractsSoftware Project Lead for VITAL (DARPA common flight control platform - prototype program).Software Project Lead for AERMACCHI M346 Fighter Trainer Flight Control Computer.Software Project Lead for BA609 (Tilt-Rotor Airplane) Pre-Production Flight Control Computer.Participated and Led in Earn Value Based programs (M346, Comanche, BA609).Participated and Led in Fagan Defect Inspection projects (M346, Comanche).Participated in SEI Capability Maturity Model Integrated- (CMMI Level 3) projects.Participated in ISO 9001 software engineering activities and projects.Participated in multiple FAA DO-178B certification projects including Boeing 777 first certified fly-by-wire system.Designed and developed the Boeing X-32 Advanced Jet Fighter Flight Control Computer Operating System.Gave onsite trainings to Boeing engineers on BAE Systems’ Flight Control Computer.Designed and developed a multi-threaded Common Executive Real Time Operating System (RTOS) used in various flight programs (Eclipse 500 Jet prototype, RAH-66 Comanche Helicopter, AERMACCHI M346 Fighter Trainer, ALX (AT-29) Turbo Prop FADEC).Developed Input / Output processing firmware based on Digital Signal Processor (DSP) using C and Assembly languages for the Analog Devices’ ADSP21xx and ADSP 2106x (SHARC) families.Designed and wrote TCP/IP network stack for Intel and Digital’s LAN controllers for PowerPC 603e and ADSP 2106x processors using C and assembly languages.Developed BSD Socket compliant client / server software for embedded processors based on PowerPC 603e and ADSP 2106x processors.Developed the Board Support Package (BSP) for Wind River’s VxWorks Operating System for PowerPC 603e processors.Developed VME Bus Interface for PowerPC 603e and ADSP 2106x processors.